Noelle and Mirozen, i used the word evil to draw attention to the harm microwave ovens can do to humans and our food.
Consider the differences that sous vide or conventional heating has on food where heat is applied to your food’s surfaces by conduction or convection respectively. Then it slowly flows into the food. Microwave radiation impacts the cells and water inside food by transforming its energy to frictional heat. This heat causis the destruction and degradation of food molecules including the enzymes required for human nutrition.
However, much of the evil microwave ovens have lies in the impact on your body. When using a microwave oven get out of the room and never let children use one. The radiation in the ovens are designed to heat water which is the largest constituent of our bodies, Your eyes and gonads are particularly susceptible to microwave radiation and almost all microwave ovens leak somewhat.
You do not have to watch your food heat.
And where do we typically place microwave ovens?
Yep, often right at either eye or waist level.
How safe is your microwave oven?
Here’s a simple test.
Place a connected cell phone in your microwave oven and close the door.
Do not turn on the oven and cook your communications device.
Simply call the cell phone from your land line or another cell phone.
If it rings that means microwaves are leaking into the oven and they can leak out just as easily.
If it stays silent, you’re likely safe.
One more thing, please never use a microwave oven to heat milk or formula for an infant as it destroys important nutrients and antibodies.